Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, male (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
171
Highest
79.8%
Suriname
Lowest
31.6%
Liechtenstein
Median
50.9%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,452

What the numbers show

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, male (%) is currently reported for 171 countries. The highest value is 79.8% in Suriname; the lowest is 31.6% in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 50.9%, and the mean is 51.0%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 89 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (up 43.8%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 58.9%).

Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Suriname 79.8% 2023 up 39.8% rising
2 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 72.4% 2024 up 43.8% rising
3 Cook Islands 57.6% 2024 up 16.1% flat
4 Nepal 57.6% 2020 up 2.2% flat
5 North Macedonia 57.3% 2023 up 4.3% flat
6 Yemen 55.9% 2016 down 1.3% flat
7 Uzbekistan 55.5% 2024 up 1.0% flat
8 Montenegro 54.2% 2023 up 1.0% flat
9 Switzerland 54.2% 2024 down 0.4% flat
10 Canada 53.9% 2023 up 2.1% flat
11 Indonesia 53.6% 2018 rising
12 Chad 53.4% 2024 up 0.3% flat
13 Bhutan 53.2% 2020 up 9.7% flat
14 Türkiye 53.2% 2023 up 1.0% flat
15 Saint Kitts and Nevis 53.1% 2021 up 8.8% rising
16 China 53.1% 2024 down 2.1% flat
17 Albania 53.0% 2024 up 5.6% flat
18 Kuwait 52.9% 2021 down 1.4% flat
19 Viet Nam 52.7% 2021 down 4.1% flat
20 Djibouti 52.5% 2023 up 4.3% rising
21 Ukraine 52.5% 2024 up 1.6% flat
22 Greece 52.5% 2023 up 0.5% flat
23 Algeria 52.5% 2024 up 1.9% falling
24 Australia 52.4% 2021 up 1.2% flat
25 Latvia 52.4% 2024 up 3.7% flat
26 Jordan 52.4% 2024 up 0.2% flat
27 Luxembourg 52.3% 2024 up 0.1% flat
28 Philippines 52.2% 2020 up 2.8% flat
29 Poland 52.2% 2024 up 1.1% flat
30 Ethiopia 52.2% 2020 up 0.9% flat
31 Lithuania 52.2% 2024 up 2.9% flat
32 Hong Kong, China 52.1% 2024 up 0.1% flat
33 Vanuatu 52.1% 2021 up 0.0% flat
34 Czechia 52.0% 2023 down 0.3% rising
35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 52.0% 2023 down 1.5% flat
36 Grenada 52.0% 2023 up 1.0% rising
37 Kazakhstan 52.0% 2020 down 1.4% flat
38 Portugal 51.9% 2023 up 0.3% flat
39 Qatar 51.8% 2024 down 0.6% flat
40 Eritrea 51.8% 2022 up 2.0% flat
41 Slovakia 51.8% 2024 up 0.2% rising
42 Kyrgyzstan 51.8% 2021 down 0.8% flat
43 Brunei Darussalam 51.8% 2020 up 1.1% flat
44 Italy 51.7% 2023 down 0.1% flat
45 Republic of Moldova 51.7% 2024 down 10.6% flat
46 Macau, China 51.7% 2024 down 0.7% flat
47 Chile 51.7% 2024 down 1.1% flat
48 Russian Federation 51.7% 2019 flat
49 Hungary 51.6% 2024 down 0.6% flat
50 Belarus 51.6% 2024 up 3.7% flat
51 Germany 51.5% 2024 up 0.1% flat
52 Serbia 51.5% 2024 up 0.2% rising
53 Lebanon 51.5% 2024 down 0.8% flat
54 United Arab Emirates 51.5% 2024 flat
55 Andorra 51.5% 2024 down 5.7% flat
56 Bulgaria 51.4% 2024 up 3.4% rising
57 United States of America 51.4% 2023 up 2.8% flat
58 Aruba 51.4% 2014 up 5.0% flat
59 Norway 51.4% 2024 up 0.2% flat
60 Iceland 51.4% 2023 up 0.4% flat
61 Gibraltar 51.4% 2024 down 11.6% rising
62 Egypt 51.4% 2024 down 1.0% flat
63 Ireland 51.3% 2022 up 0.8% flat
64 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 51.3% 2023 down 2.0% flat
65 Uruguay 51.3% 2023 up 0.3% flat
66 New Zealand 51.2% 2024 up 0.9% flat
67 Denmark 51.2% 2024 down 0.0% flat
68 Belgium 51.2% 2023 up 0.2% flat
69 Mongolia 51.2% 2019 up 8.9% rising
70 Sweden 51.1% 2024 up 0.5% flat
71 Rwanda 51.1% 2024 up 5.0% flat
72 Cyprus 51.1% 2024 up 0.9% flat
73 Peru 51.1% 2024 up 0.7% flat
74 Malaysia 51.1% 2024 down 0.0% flat
75 Solomon Islands 51.1% 2019 up 0.9% flat
76 Syrian Arab Republic 51.1% 2024 down 1.6% falling
77 Slovenia 51.0% 2023 up 5.4% flat
78 Guinea 51.0% 2020 down 1.4% flat
79 Palestine, State of 51.0% 2023 down 0.6% flat
80 Spain 51.0% 2024 up 0.2% flat
81 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 51.0% 2024 down 0.8% flat
82 France 51.0% 2024 down 1.1% flat
83 Korea 51.0% 2024 down 0.9% flat
84 Ghana 50.9% 2024 up 0.9% flat
85 Thailand 50.9% 2020 down 17.6% falling
86 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50.9% 2020 down 0.1% flat
87 Bahrain 50.9% 2024 down 1.1% flat
88 Mauritius 50.9% 2024 up 0.9% flat
89 Netherlands 50.9% 2022 down 1.0% flat
90 Tanzania, United Republic of 50.9% 2021 down 0.8% flat
91 Romania 50.8% 2023 down 0.5% flat
92 Jamaica 50.8% 2024 up 3.7% flat
93 Myanmar 50.8% 2018 up 0.6% rising
94 Kenya 50.8% 2016 down 1.7% rising
95 Austria 50.8% 2024 down 0.3% flat
96 Cayman Islands 50.7% 2024 down 1.8% flat
97 Mexico 50.7% 2024 down 0.2% flat
98 Iran, Islamic Republic of 50.7% 2020 up 0.8% falling
99 Niger 50.7% 2024 down 1.1% flat
100 Trinidad and Tobago 50.6% 2023 flat
101 Burkina Faso 50.6% 2024 up 2.3% flat
102 Guyana 50.6% 2023 up 4.6% flat
103 Brazil 50.6% 2024 down 0.7% flat
104 Benin 50.6% 2022 up 0.6% flat
105 Panama 50.6% 2024 up 2.7% flat
106 Israel 50.6% 2024 down 1.1% flat
107 Paraguay 50.5% 2024 down 0.5% flat
108 Colombia 50.5% 2022 down 0.8% flat
109 Guatemala 50.4% 2024 down 0.4% flat
110 Mali 50.4% 2023 up 1.6% flat
111 Morocco 50.4% 2024 down 11.4% falling
112 Croatia 50.4% 2023 down 2.6% flat
113 Sudan 50.4% 2019 up 0.9% flat
114 Burundi 50.3% 2025 up 1.8% flat
115 Togo 50.2% 2024 up 0.5% flat
116 Bangladesh 50.2% 2020 down 3.9% flat
117 Cambodia 50.2% 2020 up 2.7% rising
118 Finland 50.2% 2024 down 1.3% flat
119 Maldives 50.2% 2024 down 1.0% flat
120 Saint Lucia 50.2% 2022 up 0.3% flat
121 Azerbaijan 50.1% 2024 down 6.9% falling
122 Costa Rica 50.1% 2024 down 2.3% flat
123 Botswana 50.1% 2014 up 1.2% flat
124 Saudi Arabia 50.1% 2024 up 0.3% falling
125 Belize 50.0% 2024 down 1.3% flat
126 Angola 50.0% 2023 down 5.1% falling
127 Cameroon 49.9% 2024 down 0.1% flat
128 Lesotho 49.9% 2016 up 2.2% flat
129 Dominica 49.8% 2023 down 0.4% flat
130 Puerto Rico 49.8% 2023 down 3.6% flat
131 Argentina 49.8% 2023 down 0.3% flat
132 Sao Tome and Principe 49.7% 2016 up 9.3% flat
133 Cape Verde 49.7% 2022 down 0.6% flat
134 Madagascar 49.7% 2019 up 0.2% flat
135 Nicaragua 49.7% 2023 down 1.1% flat
136 Central African Republic 49.7% 2017 down 0.0% flat
137 Sri Lanka 49.6% 2020 up 3.3% flat
138 Samoa 49.6% 2021 up 1.2% flat
139 El Salvador 49.6% 2024 down 2.8% flat
140 Timor-Leste 49.6% 2019 down 2.8% flat
141 Zimbabwe 49.6% 2020 down 0.2% flat
142 Pakistan 49.5% 2024 down 14.5% falling
143 Honduras 49.5% 2024 down 1.3% flat
144 Uganda 49.5% 2017 up 0.6% flat
145 South Africa 49.5% 2023 down 1.9% flat
146 Ecuador 49.4% 2024 down 1.0% flat
147 Dominican Republic 49.3% 2024 down 0.0% flat
148 Oman 49.3% 2024 down 3.7% falling
149 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 49.3% 2018 down 2.1% flat
150 Comoros 49.3% 2018 down 4.9% flat
151 British Virgin Islands 49.2% 2021 down 5.4% flat
152 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 49.1% 2023 down 0.2% flat
153 Anguilla 49.1% 2022 down 5.7% flat
154 Côte d'Ivoire 48.8% 2024 down 4.0% flat
155 Gambia 48.7% 2021 down 2.2% flat
156 Sierra Leone 48.6% 2021 up 1.5% falling
157 Malta 48.4% 2023 down 0.4% falling
158 Monaco 48.3% 2024 up 0.4% rising
159 Congo 48.1% 2018 down 3.7% rising
160 Bahamas 48.1% 2024 down 0.8% flat
161 Liberia 48.0% 2020 down 2.9% falling
162 Senegal 48.0% 2024 up 1.1% flat
163 Namibia 48.0% 2018 down 4.2% rising
164 Barbados 48.0% 2024 down 0.9% flat
165 Turks and Caicos Islands 47.8% 2022 down 1.2% flat
166 Marshall Islands 47.5% 2022 down 1.2% falling
167 Antigua and Barbuda 47.4% 2018 down 7.2% falling
168 Seychelles 47.3% 2024 down 10.8% falling
169 Nigeria 42.4% 2023 down 16.1% falling
170 Armenia 38.2% 2024 down 25.1% flat
171 Liechtenstein 31.6% 2021 down 58.9% falling

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Indicator
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutions, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
171 places, 2,452 data points, 1998–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release